Can you sew? You could make a fabric apron.

Not enough to pull off a apron unfortunately.

Make a skirt. Carefully pin the hem and pleats to make sure everything is the way you want it. Then hand sew. Hot glue one side of a Velcro strip to the sink "apron", do the same to your new skirt. You can do it. Voila!

It doesn't look that hard. Or you could glue or staple some fabric to flexible fiber board that might fit just under the sink rim.

I would find a way to do a fabric apron. Maybe a seamstress at a dry cleaner...? I would think providing a photo and measurements would be enough to get it done. I'm sure it's a very easy job for anyone who sews. I've had a dry cleaner seamstress do some things (nothing too involved) and the price was always reasonable.

chiflipper's suggestion with the velcro is what I was thinking. Basically a little glue and some hand sewing.

People generally install prettier pipes if they're going to be exposed. You could spray paint the pipes which will work temporarily or you can install a designer p trap

kayled-

When I was installing a sink drain with exposed plumbing in my powder room, I was attracted to the look of the type of drain you posted photos of. However, after researching them, I found that these P-trap substitutes (called bottle traps) aren't allowed by local plumbing codes in many municipalities. In addition, they are finicky to install and are far less flexible and forgiving than standard P-trap piping. During construction, the drain point must often be set lower than normal as they often require more clearance between the bottom of the sink and the exit point in the wall. Also, to avoid leaks, they require almost perfect alignment with the drain location in the wall, including the fact that the horizontal piece must be pretty precisely at 90 degrees to the wall.

Some more ideas:

There's a minor plumbing problem it appears from the photo. It looks like there's no connection between the black pipe and the rest of it.

Jake-

You have a gift for understatement! I guess this installation didn't involve a plumbing inspection. I hope the waste basket underneath is waterproof....

Ha. While it isn't pretty it does indeed work ;)

Maegan-

The point being made is that the black drain pipe appears to just sit inside the larger pipe, which would not meet any plumbing code. Where those two pipes come together, a waterproof mechanical connection is required, because any slowing in the drain of the water flow could cause leakage. Even if the slip fit at that point is fairly tight, or if the two pipes have been glued together in some way, it's not professionally done or code compliant, even if it works at the moment.

Ahh well, I know absolutely zip about plumbing... :) I will tell my husband so maybe he will remove the ugly pipes and put in the pretty chrome ones above... :D

if he won't go for it, get a can of the matte black spray paint and spray everything. at least it will all look the same.

I was going to suggest painting the plumbing black also.....AND move the wastebasket. You could put a small covered waste can on one side of the wall and If light enough and room enough, a pretty green potted plant like a pothos on the other side.

Hire a plumber. Seriously - your husband's work on that drain is completely unacceptable. If that's the best he can do with plastic drain lines, he will be incapable of dealing with metal drain.

Yeah, I was trying not be so harsh, but AIW is correct. Bring in a plumber who knows how to do that in a way that not only is right but also looks good. If you want to hide it after that, fine.

Thanks everyone! I will mention it but yeah he is doing all the work so he probably won't go for it ;) But yeah I hate it, eye sore.

Maegan-

We all have to start somewhere, but that does need some remedial work. Xmas is coming: maybe Santa should bring him a DIY plumbing book!

If you want to go the curtain route you can get double sided velcro. It's tape on one side and velcro on the other. Attach one side to the sink, one side to some fabric and fashion a skirt that way

The ceramic plumbing covers can be bought online for $50 and this is how it’d look

Maegan - It's not just an eyesore, which is purely cosmetic. It is installed so badly wrong that the potential for a leak is nearly guaranteed, which will end up costing much more than a plumber. You are an adult - insist the job be done correctly.

You can probably find a youtube video showing how to properly plumb a sink. Find it and make your husband watch it! Then insist that he follow the video instructions!! My husband and I have learned how to properly diy a lot of things around our house by watching YouTube videos.

lol I'm having entirely too much fun reading the plumbing comments to my husband! haha aw poor guy :)

I sympathize with him. That is the level of quality I got when I was first doing DIY projects. The good news is it can only improve for him from here on out... ;-)

OMG YESSSSSSS I love youtube vids. I changed out my washers thermistor myself, no easy feat I tell ya

Exposed plumbing is typically done with nicer and more expensive material if they are going to stay exposed. With limited experience it is better to fix the problems and then cover it up. More experience is needed for exposed plumbing. This a moderate to hard task.

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-install-pedestal-sink

I saw them do this segment on TV about a year ago but cant find a video online.